Industry News & Trends Texas Voters Approve $850 Million in Workforce Development Funding Texas voters approved $850M for the state technical college, addressing labor shortages and funding...
Industry News & Trends Texas Approves Landmark $20 Billion Investment in Water Infrastructure Texas voters cleared the way for a historic $20 billion investment in maintaining and improving the...
Industry News & Trends Michigan Chosen to Build Multi-Billion-Dollar OpenAI Stargate Data Center Facility Michigan will build a multi-billion-dollar data center facility for OpenAI’s Stargate project,...
Industry News & Trends Baltimore Key Bridge Rebuild: Progress Update, Future Vision Revealed Officials released a vision of the future of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge with new...
Industry News & Trends November Data Center Report: Spending Surges 92.8% as Southern States Dominate Construction
Industry News & Trends Clearwater, Fla., to Break Ground on The Ballad Hotel, Expanding Downtown Amenities
Construction Starts Regional Disparities Define 2025 Nonresidential Construction Starts through September
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for November 2025 By Marshall Benveniste November 6, 2025
Industry News & Trends Texas Voters Approve $850 Million in Workforce Development Funding By Marshall Benveniste November 6, 2025
Industry News & Trends Texas Approves Landmark $20 Billion Investment in Water Infrastructure By Marshall Benveniste November 5, 2025
Industry News & Trends Michigan Chosen to Build Multi-Billion-Dollar OpenAI Stargate Data Center Facility By Marshall Benveniste November 5, 2025
Industry News & Trends Baltimore Key Bridge Rebuild: Progress Update, Future Vision Revealed By Marshall Benveniste November 4, 2025
Industry News & Trends November Data Center Report: Spending Surges 92.8% as Southern States Dominate Construction By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 4, 2025
Industry News & Trends Clearwater, Fla., to Break Ground on The Ballad Hotel, Expanding Downtown Amenities By Marshall Benveniste November 3, 2025
Construction Starts Regional Disparities Define 2025 Nonresidential Construction Starts through September By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist November 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends Private Credit Making Its Mark on Construction Industry Financing By Devin Bell October 31, 2025
Industry News & Trends Georgia Power Announces Construction of Energy Storage Facility Amid Growing Power Needs By Marshall Benveniste October 30, 2025
Industry News & Trends Fed Cuts Rates by One-Quarter Percent: Impacts and Insights for Construction By Marshall Benveniste October 29, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - September 2025 By Marshall Benveniste October 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends Is the US Economy “Thinning Out”? By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 27, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Update: Managing the Jobs Picture While Flying Blind By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 27, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts: Weak September Results Point to Third Quarter Slowdown By Marshall Benveniste October 27, 2025
Industry News & Trends Louisiana’s Liquid Natural Gas Expansion Brings Opportunities and Expectations to the Construction Industry By Devin Bell October 21, 2025
Featured Major Shakeup in the Housing Starts Numbers for Canadian Cities By Alex Carrick October 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends October Expansion Index Up for Third Consecutive Month, Reflects Planned Megaprojects By Devin Bell October 20, 2025
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Drops in September as Abandonments and Bid-Date Delays Retreat By Devin Bell October 8, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Enters New Territory—Here’s What It Means By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends October Data Center Report: Spending Reaches $13B as Costs Rise By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist October 2, 2025
Industry News & Trends What a Government Shutdown Might Mean for Construction By Marshall Benveniste September 30, 2025
Industry News & Trends South Dakota Approves Construction of $650 Million State Prison By Marshall Benveniste September 29, 2025
Industry News & Trends Power Infrastructure Construction Activity Surges Despite Supply Chain Constraints By Devin Bell September 26, 2025
Industry News & Trends Centrus Energy to Expand $1.58B Uranium Enrichment Facility in Ohio By Marshall Benveniste September 26, 2025
Construction Starts Regional Construction Starts: Growth Scattered through August By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist September 25, 2025
Industry News & Trends The Construction Economy Brief for October 2025 By Marshall Benveniste September 25, 2025
Industry News & Trends ABC Targets Construction Workforce Gap Through Education, Apprenticeships, and Innovation By Marshall Benveniste September 24, 2025
Industry News & Trends PulteGroup Proposes 6,000-Acre Multi-Use Development Near Phoenix Manufacturing Facility By Devin Bell September 23, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume - August 2025 By Marshall Benveniste September 23, 2025
Industry News & Trends Megaproject Momentum Cools in August as Year-To-Date Growth Remains Strong By Devin Bell September 22, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment: Revisions to Jobs Data Show Job Growth Drastically Slower in Recent Months By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist September 19, 2025
Industry News & Trends Grand Canyon University Pre-Apprenticeship Program Targets Critical Workforce Gap By Devin Bell September 19, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts Slide in August After Record Surge By Marshall Benveniste September 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends Federal Reserve Cuts Rates by a Quarter Point Amid Cooling Economy By Marshall Benveniste September 17, 2025
Featured Northeast US Construction Forecast: Region Poised for Sustained Growth Through 2027 By Devin Bell September 17, 2025
Project Stress Index Project Stress Index Declines as On-Hold Projects Drop, Abandonments Normalize By Devin Bell September 16, 2025
Featured Southern US Construction Market Set for Steady Gains Through 2027 By Devin Bell September 16, 2025
Featured Western US Construction Market Forecast: Realignment Follows Record 2025 Starts By Devin Bell September 15, 2025
Featured August Jobs Report Highlights Weak Growth, Construction Pressures Persist By Alex Carrick September 10, 2025
Industry News & Trends Expansion Index Shows Selective Growth Amid Concentrated Megaproject Activity in September By Devin Bell September 5, 2025
Industry News & Trends New York ABC Chapter Enrolls 200th Apprentice in its State-Registered Program By Don Procter September 4, 2025
Industry News & Trends September Data Center Report: Record Construction Spending Surges to $14B By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist September 3, 2025
Project Spotlight US DOT Cancels $679M in Offshore Wind Funding, Shifts Priorities By Marshall Benveniste September 3, 2025
Industry News & Trends AGC Survey Finds Construction Workforce Shortages as Leading Cause of Project Delays By Marshall Benveniste September 2, 2025
Project Spotlight Texas Manufacturer to Add 30,000 Square-Feet in $6 Million Expansion Project By Marshall Benveniste August 29, 2025
Project Spotlight Hotel Groundbreaking Planned for Convention Center Expansion in Mississippi By Marshall Benveniste August 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends $1 Trillion Project Crystal Land Emerges as Potential Construction Megaproject By Devin Bell August 28, 2025
Project Spotlight Construction Starts on Maryland Carriage Museum By Marshall Benveniste August 27, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume for July 2025 By Marshall Benveniste August 27, 2025
Construction Starts Regional Construction Spending Shows Divergence, Megaprojects Drive Gains By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 26, 2025
Industry News & Trends Infrastructure Construction Facing Major Cost Increases By Devin Bell August 26, 2025
Construction Starts Construction Employment Update: BLS Revisions Slash Construction Job Gains By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 25, 2025
Construction Starts Exceptional Megaproject Growth Is Supporting Nationwide Growth Figures By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 22, 2025
Industry News & Trends How CUSMA Compliance Could Shield Some Construction Materials from Tariff-Related Cost Increases By Devin Bell August 22, 2025
Industry News & Trends Georgia's Fulton County Approves $1.25B Jail Renovation and New Special-Purpose Facility By Marshall Benveniste August 21, 2025
Construction Starts US Nonresidential Construction Starts Slow in July, Megaprojects Keep Sector Elevated By Marshall Benveniste August 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends How the China Trade Truce Extension Effects the US Construction Industry By Devin Bell August 20, 2025
Industry News & Trends Autumn Construction Starts Forecast: Civil Construction to Lead, Megaprojects Lift Outlook By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 19, 2025
Industry News & Trends Google, Kairos Power, and TVA Partner on First Advanced Nuclear Plant to Power Data Centers By Marshall Benveniste August 19, 2025
Tariffs The Construction Economy Brief for August 2025: Tariffs and Navigating Rising Costs By Marshall Benveniste August 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends How States Are Competing for The Multibillion-Dollar Data Center Construction Market By Devin Bell August 18, 2025
Industry News & Trends Initial Plans Revealed for 1,900-Acre, $1B Data Center in Port Washington, Wisconsin By Marshall Benveniste August 15, 2025
Project Spotlight Linde Breaks Ground on $100M Air Separation Plant to Power SpaceX in Brownsville, TX By Maila Kim August 13, 2025
Tariffs Tariffs as a Driver in the Evolution of Alternative Building Materials By Alex Carrick August 13, 2025
Industry News & Trends August Data Center Report from ConstructConnect By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist August 8, 2025
Industry News & Trends AI-Driven Infrastructure is Coming – Who's Paying for It? By Jordan Siegwarth August 8, 2025
Industry News & Trends New Tariffs Set to Reshape Construction Costs and Supply Chains By Marshall Benveniste August 1, 2025
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts, US Regional Analysis July 2025 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist July 31, 2025
Industry News & Trends America's AI Action Plan and Construction By Marshall Benveniste July 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends America’s Energy Demand Is Accelerating – And It’s Changing How We Build By Jordan Siegwarth July 28, 2025
Industry News & Trends Hoarding Materials in Construction: Profitable Move or Cash-Flow Trap? By Jordan Siegwarth July 25, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 US Construction Starts by Dollar Volume for June 2025 By Marshall Benveniste July 24, 2025
Construction Starts The Impact of Tariffs and Labor Shortages Now Appearing in 2025 Price Data By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist July 24, 2025
Tariffs US-Japan Trade Agreement Brings Investment but Likely No Break for Construction Imports By Jordan Siegwarth July 23, 2025
Construction Starts June 2025 Construction Employment Reaches 6-Month High, Masks Segment Turmoil By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist July 22, 2025
Construction Starts June Nonresidential Construction Starts Accelerate 2025 Growth By Marshall Benveniste July 21, 2025
Featured The Prospects for Billion-Dollar-Plus SMR and Fusion Nuclear Projects By Alex Carrick July 18, 2025
Featured A Positive Tipping Point for Billion-Dollar-Plus Nuclear Projects By Alex Carrick July 14, 2025
Featured What the One Big Beautiful Bill Means for the Construction Industry By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist July 7, 2025
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts, US Regional Analysis June 2025 By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist July 1, 2025
Construction Starts Top 10 Construction Starts by Dollar Volume for May 2025 By Marshall Benveniste July 1, 2025
Featured Construction Employment Update: Lackluster Jobs Growth Hides Underlying Turmoil By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist June 23, 2025
Industry News & Trends Staffing Up: The Unique Configuration of the Construction Labor Force By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist June 20, 2025
Construction Starts Nonresidential Construction Starts Jump to Record $77.2 Billion in May By Marshall Benveniste June 19, 2025
Featured Canada’s Answer to Perilous Economic Times is Nation-Building Construction By Alex Carrick June 16, 2025
Industry News & Trends Latest Mideast Escalation Adds Pressure to Steel and Aluminum Costs By Marshall Benveniste June 13, 2025
Industry News & Trends Construction Employment Trends April 2025: Job Growth, Wages, and Sector Performance By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist May 28, 2025
Construction Starts Construction Starts: Megaprojects Ride to the Rescue in April By Marshall Benveniste May 19, 2025
Featured Highlights: Spring 2025 Economic Outlook Webcast By Michael Guckes, Chief Economist May 19, 2025
